David Howard Grisham
MilitaryB-24H 42-7578 'Hula Wahine' lost all superchargers on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 and was forced to make a wheels up landing at RAF Detling. RTD.
1st Lieut. Grisham served as co-pilot with 704th Sqdn 446th BG based at Flixton in Norfolk. Returning from a mission over Germany in January 1944 his aircraft 'Hula Wahine' was repeatedly attacked by enemy fighters and eventually forced to fly at a height of some 75ft over Belgium. They crash-landed at RAF with two wounded crew members on board.
Grisham completed his tour with the 446th and stayed on in the Air Force to fly with the 18th Fighter Bomber Group in the Korean War. Piloting an F-51 on 3rd September 1950 he disappeared in heavy cloud and was reported as MIA. No trace of Grisham or his aircraft were ever discovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19091057 / O-742059
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot/MOS1024
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hula Wahine
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
3 September 1950 |
Revisions
Information compiled by historian Helen Millgate, sourced from The Beachbell Echo, newsletter of the 446th Bomb Group Association.
8th AF Losses; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, Pg 45 (photo) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia